Susan Boyle preps a Christmas album!

With the major success of her debut album, "I Dreamed A Dream", Susan Boyle is reportedly back in the studio recording a Christmas album. The album is said to have a release date of late October and will now compete in the fourth quarter with albums from Kelly Rowland and Taylor Swift. Let the competition begin!

It's all about the numbers!

For any artist, first week sales are incredibly important. Over the past two weeks there have been some major album releases and we now have a few of the results.

Kris Allen - Kris Allen: 80 000

50 Cent - Before I Self Destruct: 160 000

Leona Lewis - Echo: 67 000

John Mayer - Battle Studies: 285 000

With these results, Mayer managed to top the album charts for the second time in his career.

Next week's predictions

Susan Boyle – I Dreamed A Dream: 600 000

Adam Lambert – For Your Entertainment: 230 000

Lady GaGa – The Fame Monster: 200 000

Rihanna – R-Rated: 180 000

Shakira – She Wolf: 80 000

Who knew Boyle would be an album seller? If she pulls off these numbers, she'll have the biggest first week sales for the entire year! Glambert's antics seemed to have worked in getting him a respectable debut. What albums will you be buying?